And even though my 95bhp test van was the least powerful of the range, it has 260Nm of torque so plenty of poke, and it can return up to 43.5mpg (6.5L100km) with 170g/km of CO2 emissions.

The practicality continues in the broad range of body styles that includes standard and high-roof vans, people carriers and crew vans with two wheelbase options, as well as a Long Wheel Base platform cab.

There’s clever space saving features like the CargoPlus storage area under the passenger seats which allows you to carry objects up to 3.75metres in length, 4.15 for LWB versions, by sliding them into a special bulkhead opening.

The load volume equals 5.2m³ in short wheelbase models, that’s three Euro pallets, and it grows to 6m³ in long wheelbase versions and a cavernous 8.6m³ in the long wheelbase high-roof versions.

And to keep you and your employees safe the Talento comes with ABS, Electronic Brake Distribution, Emergency Brake Assistance plus Electronic Stability Control with Hill Holder and Traction+.